Michigan in the News

In an MLive.com article about concessions made by Michigan's public-sector labor unions, Tom Ivacko, program manager of the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, said, "Many unions came to the table understanding that the money’s just not there."

Dr. Thomas Crawford, clinical assistant professor of internal medicine, commented in the NBC News blog "Vitals" about a Philadelphia doctor's project that reuses cardiac devices by smuggling them to India, saying, "It’s a very uncharted territory. It’s not exactly legal."

Jennifer Cummings, lecturer I in psychology and research investigator at the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, spoke with FoxNews.com about her findings regarding cocaine use, and how pregnancy may change the drug's effect on the brain.

Theodore Goodson III (left), Richard Barry Bernstein Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and professor of macromolecular science and engineering, listens as Provost Phil Hanlon presents him with a Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award. Goodson was one of 21 faculty members recognized Tuesday for their teaching, scholarship, service and creative activities. View a complete list of the honored faculty and their awards, or read about them in this week's University Record. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

Ten staff members, five teams given diversity leadership awardsRecipients of the fourth annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Awards were honored Tuesday at a breakfast ceremony in Palmer Commons. "Diversity is a thread woven into the tapestry of the university," said the event's master of ceremonies, Anthony Walesby, associate vice provost and senior director of the Office of Institutional Equity. "The staff members we honor as Distinguished Diversity Leaders strive to make our university community a place of inclusion. Their efforts strengthen the university for all, and for that we are grateful."

Report of Iranian hackers taking over U-M computers called pure fictionAn online news report that U-M computers had been hijacked by Iranians in an attempt to hack into the U.S. banking system is just the latest proof of a 21st-century adage: You can't believe everything you read on the Internet. What actually was detected was the Internet security research of J. Alex Halderman, a U-M assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

Top performing areas for MHealthy Rewards announcedMore than 20,000 faculty and staff members participated in the MHealthy Rewards 2012 program, and 46 percent completed both the annual health questionnaire and a wellness screening. More than 45 schools, colleges and administrative areas achieved 50 percent or more completion.

Bicycle registration service designed to deter theftsThe Department of Public Safety is offering a free, online bicycle registration service on the Ann Arbor campus. The program is designed to help deter bicycle thefts and aid in the return of found bicycles to owners.

The Michigan Difference

U-M's ties to Poland
The Polish language was dying out in Jeff Lemanski’s family and that was bothering the U-M student. His grandmother and great aunt were the last ones fluent in their ancestral tongue. So during his freshman year, Lemanski decided to take a Polish class to fulfill his foreign language requirement. The language quickly became an obsession for the Ypsilanti native who hopes to go into accounting. He found himself spending two and a half hours a day studying Polish. U-M has more Poland-related programs than any other educational institution in North America.